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22. November 2013

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Parliament vote: poor deal for nature, farming & rural Europe

The European Parliament held its final vote yesterday, Wednesday 20th November, on the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP). In voting as it did, Parliament has intensified the failure to deliver what was supposed to be a fairer, simpler and greener agriculture policy for Europe. ”Business as usual …

20. November 2013

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‘We are fed up!’ Demonstration January 18th in Berlin

We are fed up with agribusiness! We are fed up that: –Over 840 million people are going hungry worldwide -The TTIP could open the door to GMOs (more about the TTIP here) -Three multinationals control over 50% of the world’s seeds -Every year one third of Europe …

16. November 2013

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More than 100,000 German citizens want no GMOs

As German coalition partners discuss the future of GMO agriculture, in just over 24 hours more than 100,000 German citizens have already made their opinion clear, signing a petition stating that they do not want GMO crops on German fields. The petition is in response to …

14. November 2013

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What A Week Of Groceries Looks Like Around The World

Ecuador, Tingo The Ayme family from Ecuador only spends around $32 per week on their groceries. It is interesting to note that the poorer families are often the ones eating the most healthy food. There isn’t one processed food in sight in this photograph!* Discover the …

14. November 2013

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7 Ways to Save our Tired Soils

Guest Post for ARC2020 by Louise Payton, Policy Officer at the Soil Association The Soil Association, UK organic certification body and also “the UK’s leading membership charity campaigning for healthy, humane and sustainable food, farming and land use and environmental charity”, have organised a Soil Symposium, which …

13. November 2013

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ARC2020 Seed Ball Action at Global Soil Week

ARC2020 was invited to participate in the Action Forum, where participants had a chance to get their hands ‘dirty’ and really ‘dig’ into the issues through a variety of different activities. We set up a Seed Ball Action, bringing fresh soil and all kinds of different seeds …

13. November 2013

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Growing fears of landgrabbing among Polish farmers

Agricultural land in Poland is among the cheapest in Europe: one tenth of the price of agricultural land in the Netherlands, one third the price of agricultural land in Germany and a quarter the price agricultural land in the UK. Agricultural land prices in Poland have …

11. November 2013

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Plastic Fantastic: Industrial Farming in Spain from Outer Space

A stunning vision of industrial farming: Here is what a part of Spain looks like on Google Earth. Read the article on plastic sheeting and see the impressive pictures here: http://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2013/11/you-wont-believe-what-humans-can-accomplish-with-just-plastic-sheeting/281290/ Is this the kind of future for our food and our farming you want? Post …

6. November 2013

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Go NUTs with Eurostat Atlas

NUTs in European Statistics stands for Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistic and defines regions at different levels. Here, as an example, you can see the average size (hectare) of farms in the different NUTS-2 regions of the EU. Want to play out your own statistical …

6. November 2013

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What will the next Organic Regulation look like?

For an unexpected start, the European Commission is in the middle of developing another Organic Regulation. By early next year, the proposal for a new organic regulation will be presented by the Commission to the Parliament and Council of Ministers – yes, that’s another trilogue starting. …

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